Sustainability Topics

Late to the generative AI market, Apple Intelligence beta testing will start in fall 2024. Apple CEO Tim Cook did not mention AI energy efficiency or sustainability opportunities.

HPE CEO Antonio Neri touts direct liquid cooling technology for AI data centers and Nvidia Blackwell GPUs. Here's why.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will extend from the European Union to roughly 3,000 U.S. companies. Here are the dates channel partners need to know.

KeyBank, the major financial services and investment management firm, hires Cleveland-Cliffs veteran Marissa Brytdle as sustainability director.

Microsoft-Hitachi partnership involves generative AI, sustainability services and IT solutions for energy and mobility industries.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), a major maritime and ship management company, hires Bjoern Sprotte as chief people and sustainability officer.

Johnson Controls bets on sustainable data center strategy amid booming AI energy demands. Potential HVAC asset sale also looms.

Consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies, Kleenex and plenty more -- promotes Lisa Morden to chief sustainability officer (CSO).

Sustainability consultancy ERM, backed by private equity firm KKR, acquires Energetics, a climate risk & energy transition consultancy in Australia.

Waaree Energies, India's largest solar PV manufacturer, hires Prabhu Narayan Singh as the chief sustainability officer (CSO).

Global IT consulting firm Accenture invested in a virtual conference company in 2021. Now that investment may deliver generative AI, sustainability & energy efficiency opportunities on Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft invests in Touchcast, a generative AI & cloud caching startup that improves A energy efficiency & sustainability, report says. Early Touchcast partners include global IT consulting firm Accenture.

AMD CEO Lisa Su, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger & Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pitch AI chip strategies at Computex 2024. But AI energy consumption concerns linger. And that spells opportunity for MSPs and channel partners.

Universal Music Group (UMG) forms Global Impact Team. Susan Mazo named chief impact officer; GreenBiz veteran Dylan Siegler jois as SVP & head of sustainability.

Omer Cabuk's key near-term goals include adhering to New York Local Law 97 -- which requires a 40% reduction in operational emissions by 2025 and a 50% reduction by 2030.